The Winter Palace (A novel of the young Catherine the Great) - Eva Stachniak Reviews
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Newest Review: ... thanks to her guile and when Elizabeth decides it is time for her nephew, Peter, to marry, she decides that Vavara should be ... more
... assigned to serve Princess Sophie the Prussian Princess whom the Empress has picked out as a bride.
Vavara sees in this role an opportunity to secure her future. The apparently naive, young princess is destined to become Catherine the Great, the most powerful woman in Russia, and by making herself indispensable, Vavara believes she can ensure she rises with her. Two factors threaten to thwart Vavara's plan: the Princess proves to have more steel than anyone at first thought, and Vavara starts to become fond of th...more
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The Winter Palace (A novel of the young Catherine the Great) - Eva Stachniak: Machinations in the Russian Court (1032 words)by - written on 23/02/12 (Very useful, 64 readings)
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Eva Stachniak's 'The Winter Palace' is a colourful tale of the first years spent by Princess Sophie - who in the course of the novel becomes Catherine the Great - in St. Petersburg's infamous Winter Palace. Told from the point of view of Vavara, a Polish girl who finds herself at the heart of Empress Elizabeth's court, 'The Winter Palace' is a veritable assault on the senses as well as a thoroughly absorbing tale. Left an orphan Vavara, the daughter of an impoverished bookbinder who enjoyed the patronage of the royal court is permitted to serve in the court of Russia's Empress Elizabeth. She begins her life in the palace sewing room but Vavara is a hopeless ... Read the complete review
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